An early season snowfall hit parts of upstate New York on October 25th, 2005. Low pressure developed over Ohio and tracked to off the New Jersey Coast where it intensified into a major early season winter storm. Snow fell mainly over the higher elevations of central New York and the Catskills, with mainly rain in the valleys. The rain caused minor flood problems in low-lying areas near Waverly along the Susquehanna River. The hardest hits areas were from the higher terrain of southern and eastern Broome County, north and east through the higher terrain of Chenango, western Delaware, eastern Cortland, southern Madison, Otsego and southern Onondaga counties. Between 6 and 12 inches of heavy wet snow fell above 1400 feet elevation in these areas. Highest amounts were found in southern Madison County and in Chenango County at 1800 feet where more than 12 inches of wet snow fell. Between 2 and 6 inches of snow fell between 1000 and 1400 feet in these areas. The snow came down very hard from the late morning into the early and mid afternoon hours on the 25th. The snow continued heavy at times until the mid to late evening hours on the 25th. The snow rapidly accumulated on roads and caused major traffic problems along interstates 81, 88 and route 17 in southern New York and in the Binghamton area. In addition, the heavy wet snow brought down trees and power lines in these areas. Over 10,000 customers were without power in Broome and Chenango Counties alone.  Across the Central Southern Tier, and the Finger Lakes region, the valleys saw rain with the higher terrain, above 1600 feet, seeing only a few inches of snow. In the Catskills, the higher terrain above 1800 feet saw up to 6 inches of snow. The Syracuse and Utica areas saw little snowfall, with the Southern Tug Hill Plateau reporting up to a few inches.

Winter Weather in SCHUYLER, NEW YORK
From 25-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 25-OCT-05 22:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Weather in SENECA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in SULLIVAN, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in TIOGA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in ONONDAGA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in SOUTHERN CAYUGA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in YATES, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in TOMPKINS, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in OTSEGO, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in SOUTHERN ONEIDA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in STEUBEN, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in BROOME, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in MADISON, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in NORTHERN ONEIDA, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in CORTLAND, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in CHEMUNG, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in DELAWARE, NEW YORK
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Winter Weather in CHENANGO, NEW YORK
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